MEDICINE THROUGH TIME: BLACK DEATH

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Across
  1. 3. Some people believed that the Black Death was caused by what objects being out of alignment?
  2. 5. This group in society demanded higher wages as a result of the Black Death
  3. 7. The type of plague which resulted in large, pus filled boils appearing on the skin as well as a high fever.
  4. 9. Most people believed that the Black Death was God's punishment for what?
  5. 10. This important religious person was advised to surround himself with fire to protect him from the Black Death
  6. 12. The term to describe the bad, smelly air which Medieval people blamed as a cause of the Black Death
  7. 13. In England, it is estimated that this fraction of people died from the Black Death.
  8. 14. These lucky objects were bought by many people in the hope they would prevent them from catching the plague.
Down
  1. 1. The pneumonic plague mainly affected which organ in the body?
  2. 2. The religious group who were unfairly blamed by some people for poisoning water in wells due to high levels of Anti-Semitism.
  3. 4. The name of a bunch of strong, sweet smelling flowers used to protect people from the infected air.
  4. 6. This term describes a widespread and quick spreading disease.
  5. 8. The shallow mass graves dug to bury the dead were known as 'Plague....'.
  6. 11. The animals believed to have carried the infected fleas.